Fed official offers candid words on inflation, interest rate cuts in 2025
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The Fed Is Unlikely To Cut Interest Rates In January Due To Inflation
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25% on December 18 but an interest rate cut is unlikely when the Fed issues its next policy decision on January 29.
Inflation increased in November, complicating Fed's next rate decision
Core inflation -- a closely watched measure that strips out volatile food and energy prices -- increased 3.3% over the year ending in November, matching the previous month, the data showed. Food prices rose 2.4% in November compared to a year ago, matching the previous month and marking slower price increases than the overall inflation rate.
Barkin Says He Prefers Fed Keep Rates Restrictive for Longer
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said he believes the central bank’s current level of interest rates remains restrictive enough to lower inflation in 2025.
Fed policy may need to stay restrictive for longer due to inflation risk, Barkin says
The U.S. central bank's benchmark policy rate should stay restrictive until it is more certain that inflation is returning to its 2% target, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Friday.
Fed's Barkin sees still-restrictive rates lowering inflation in 2025
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin judged that interest rates remain sufficiently restrictive to further lower inflation in 2025, he said on Friday. “Inflation is not yet back to target,
Fed’s Barkin sees risk that inflation pressures reemerge
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said Friday his outlook for the economy is positive, with continued growth and price-sensitive consumers helping lower inflation. But he quickly added that there is a more risk that inflation pressures pick up rather than subside.
Economic Outlook for 2025 Positive But Inflation Risks Persist, Richmond Fed's Barkin Says
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said Friday that his 2025 baseline expectation for the US economy is positive amid strong consumer spending, though there are risks on the inflation front. Last month,
Barkin Says Fed Doesn't Need to Be Nearly as Restrictive as It Was
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin says he believes the central bank's current level of interest rates remains restrictive enough to lower inflation in 2025. He speaks during a Maryland Bankers Association event in Linthicum Heights,
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